Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism

A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court’s supermajority and makes the case f…

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